Where does “Plejaltulo” come from?

Plejaltulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto alta, from Latin altus, from Proto-Italic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Plejaltulo (Esperanto): Most High

Definitions

  1. Most High

Ancestry of “Plejaltulo”, step by step

Plejaltulo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto alta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoaltahigh; tall; high-minded, noble
2Latinaltushigh, tall; deep; profound
3Proto-Italicaltos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via Esperanto plej

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoplejmost
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →